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Eric Talmadge, Associated Press Updated 11:23 pm CDT, Saturday, September 1, 2018 In this Aug. 20, 2018, photo, North Koreans enjoy the day on a seashore near Mount Chilbo, North Korea. Mount Chilbo, one of the country’s most cherished natural attractions, is gearing up for a future it hopes will include a lot of economic development. less In this Aug. 20, 2018, photo, North Koreans enjoy the day on a seashore near Mount Chilbo, North Korea. Mount Chilbo, one of the country’s most cherished natural attractions, is gearing up for a future it ... more Photo: Ng Han Guan, AP In this Aug. 20, 2018, photo, North Korean men prepare to barbecue duck meat on the seashore near Mount Chilbo, North Korea. Mount Chilbo, one of the country’s most cherished natural attractions, is gearing up for a future it hopes will include a lot of economic development. less In this Aug. 20, 2018, photo, North Korean … [Read more...] about Hope and caution in North Korea as Kim Jong Un shifts gears

U.S.-North Korea Summit The president has abandoned what he says was a fatally flawed nuclear deal with Iran, but former U.S. officials contend he’ll be lucky to get a similar agreement with North Korea. Days before President Donald Trump embarked on a North Korea summit meant to solve one nuclear crisis, Iran hinted at another. The Islamic Republic announced last week that it has expanded its ability to enrich uranium, a key ingredient for nuclear weapons. The move came just weeks after Trump abruptly quit the Barack Obama-era deal that largely dismantled Iran’s nuclear program, and it could be a first step toward an eventual Iranian dash to a nuclear bomb.Story Continued Below Iran probably didn’t time its move to throw a stink bomb into Tuesday’s summit in Singapore between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, experts say. But the news served as a vivid reminder of how the troubled Iran nuclear deal will haunt Trump’s talks with Kim. The … [Read more...] about Nixed Iran nuclear deal looms over Trump’s North Korea talks

Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page By Niall Ferguson May 14, 2018 THE GREATEST GUNFIGHT in the history of cowboy films is in “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.” It’s a three-cornered shoot-out between Clint Eastwood (Blondie), Tuco (Eli Wallach), and Angel Eyes (Lee Van Cleef). The crucial point is that before the shooting starts, Blondie has emptied Tuco’s revolver of bullets.To members of Washington’s foreign policy establishment, regardless of party affiliation, President Trump’s decision to exit one nuclear deal (with Iran) only to enter another nuclear deal (with North Korea) is beyond baffling. They clearly never saw “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.” Like Eastwood’s Blondie, Trump understands that only one of his antagonists has a loaded gun. I wish I had a fistful of dollars for every article I have read in the past year about the foolishness or … [Read more...] about Face it: Trump has been right about Iran and North Korea

WASHINGTON — The U.S. is prepared to quickly lift sanctions on North Korea and promise its leader, Kim Jong Un, that it would not seek to oust him from power, senior officials said Sunday, sketching out the terms of a possible deal if Kim agrees to give up his nuclear weapons.“We will have to provide security assurances” to Kim as part of a nuclear deal, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on “Fox News Sunday.” “Our hope is that Kim wants a strategic change, and President Trump is prepared to help.”U.S. officials emphasized that they are not close to finalizing an agreement with Kim, a month before he and President Donald Trump are scheduled to meet at an unprecedented summit in Singapore. They also stressed that Kim will have to agree to sweeping concessions up front, unlike in previous nuclear deals with Pyongyang that were phased in and ultimately fell apart.“We’re prepared to open trade and investment as soon as we can,” … [Read more...] about US officials offer economic aid, security assurances if North Korea eliminates nuclear program

The United States is assuring North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that his ouster is not part of the agenda for the summit next month between Kim and President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday."We will have to provide security assurances, to be sure," Pompeo said in an interview on "Fox News Sunday."The promise not to invade North Korea or otherwise seek Kim's overthrow would be incentive for him to give up his nuclear weapons."This has been a trade-off that has been pending for 25 years," Pompeo said, referring to the long history of failed negotiations with Pyongyang as well as the North Korean narrative that the United States is a mortal threat.Trump is scheduled to meet Kim in Singapore on June 12 for an unprecedented summit.On CBS' "Face The Nation," Pompeo said he had already provided that assurance to Kim."I have told him that what President Trump wants is to see the North Korean regime get rid of its nuclear weapons program, completely and in totality, and … [Read more...] about Pompeo says U.S. is assuring North Korea’s Kim that it does not seek his overthrow